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Beating winter blues and building fitness

Stacey McKitrick is the headline entertainment at the Feb. 9 Beat the Winter Blues fundraiser, which will help get the new gymnasium built in the District of Kent.

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by
Jessica Peters - Agassiz Observer

posted Jan 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM— updated Jan 28, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Those new thermometer signs around Agassiz are going to go up, up, up on February 9.

That’s the night residents are being invited to “Beat the Winter Blues,” by taking in a fundraiser to help expand the Community Recreation and Cultural Centre.

The fundraising committee has a full night of entertainment planned, from roast beef and chicken dinner, a cash bar provided by the Agassiz Fire Department, a silent auction and a live performance by country music artist Stacey McKitrick.

Mayor John Van Laerhoven said the events will provide the opportunity for the community to support the project, while enjoying an evening out, at the Agassiz Agricultural Hall.

After three weeks of initial fundraising, they have already collected $20,000. The District has put thermometer signs in a few key locations around Agassiz to mark the committee’s progress. The fundraising is just one piece of the financial plan to build the new centre, which will be adjacent to the existing Kent Fitness/ Activity Centre. There has already been a commitment from the government of $750,000.

Beat the Winter Blues will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. and running until midnight.

Tickets are available at municipal hall, the library, the Fitness/ Activity Centre, AESS and the Observer, or by calling the district at 604-796-2235.

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